Personification

In the poem "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley, the hand and the heart are personified to help add an effect to the poem. The hand "mocks" and the heart "feeds." The effect gained from this is that the hand of the sculptor helped to mock Ozymandias. The heart of the sculptor is where all of the hate for the tyrant came from. This also helps to show that Ozymandias was a tyrant and a bad leader. I believe that he is a symbol of corruption. He is an example of what can happen if a leader lets power get to his head. It has happened many times and history, and Ozymandias portrays a perfect example of how people think about these leaders.